#Qatar101: Are you tweeting yet?

If you want to rant, rave or simply share your observations of everything about Qatar – people, places or the quirks of living in this country, now is the time, Twitter is the medium and #Qatar101 hashtag to add to each of your tweets on this theme.

This latest social media trend, which was started by Twitter users in Qatar followed the popularity of a similar tweet stream by residents of the UAE, who used the hashtag #UAE101.

The first #Qatar101 tweet today.

#UAE101 was first used in 2011, but a barrage of tweets using this hashtag began today with one UAE resident’s tweet, which turned into a conversation and soon into a major trending topic: